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Climate Spheres, in partnership with Aqualate Farm and Harper Adams University, is proud to have been awarded a Defra grant delivered by Innovate UK to collaborate on a groundbreaking project to explore on-farm biochar production and application, as part of the Farming Innovation Programme Research Starter 3 Competition.

Sustainability professionals and groups must be politically and socially aware to manage the current global landscape, however strong momentum is already in place. Growing awareness of the financial and commercial opportunities of continuing to follow sustainable pathways will reinforce progress and unlock new opportunities for innovation and growth. 

Plants require nitrogen in order to grow and function. In the natural cycle, atmospheric nitrogen is taken up by bacteria in both the soil, and on some plant’s roots, and converted into nitrates and nitrites, which are then absorbed by plants. As the plant decomposes, denitrifying bacteria convert these chemicals back into nitrogen gas, which can re-enter the atmosphere. Modern agriculture seeks to significantly increase the productivity of land and so increases the nutrients available for growth. Nitrogen is one of the primary fertilisers spread on agricultural lands to increase yield and is one of the major input costs on farms.